“Latest Hijab petition seeks permission for full-body veil, and not just Headscarf, in classrooms”, Swarajyamag, June 18, 2024:
“A group of Muslim women students of a private degree college in Mumbai have petitioned the Bombay High Court seeking nullification of an order by the college management prohibiting full-body veil inside classrooms.
Naqab is an integral part of Muslim religion, the students have stated in their plea. The college, NG Acharya and DK Marathe College of Arts, Science and Commerce, is located in Mumbai’s northeastern Chembur area. The management passed the order at the beginning of May for the 2024-25 academic session that began in June.
It was circulated among students through online messaging apps. The order said, “You shall follow the dress code of college of formal and decent dress which shall not reveal anyone’s religion such as no burqa, no nakab, no hijab, no cap, no badge, no stole etc. Only full of half shirt and normal trousers for boys and any Indian/western non-revealing dress for girls on the college campus. Changing room available for girls.”
The order followed several months of stand-off between students refusing to remove the veil inside classrooms and the management insisting that veil be removed at the college entrance. The management has dedicated a room near the entrance for removing the veil……”
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